Awards

The Anthropological Studies Center (ASC) will complete a cultural resources study to support Abandoned Mineral Lands closure and stabilization projects at Whiskeytown National Recreation Area. This study will support the National Park Service's ongoing efforts to address health and safety concerns at abandoned mines and to comply with requirements under the National Historic Preservation Act, state historic and cultural preservation laws, and other applicable federal laws.

The Anthropological Studies Center (ASC) will prepare and implement an Archaeological Testing Program for the 725 Harrison Project and undertake other steps as needed/required.  At the completion of the archaeological testing program, a written report of the findings will be submitted.

The Anthropological Studies Center (ASC) will prepare and implement an Archaeological Testing Program for the 915 Cayuga Project and undertake other steps as needed/required.  At the completion of the archaeological testing program, a written report of the findings will be submitted.

The Anthropological Studies Center (ASC) will be assisting the Center for Dying and Living (CDL) by recording oral histories about palliative care, collecting stories from patients and caregivers about serious illness, disability, and end of life care. These stories will become a part of the CDL's online library, made accessible to the public.

In consultation with the CSU Chancellor’s Office, Dr. Laura Monje-Paulson will be responsible for overseeing outreach and education activities at Sonoma State University and will actively engage students, faculty and staff in identifying effective outreach and educational strategies to increase awareness of and understanding about the 2020 Census.

The Anthropological Studies Center (ASC) will prepare and implement an Archaeological Testing Plan for the 3330 Geary Blvd Project in San Francisco, California and prepare the Archaeological Testing Memo that presents the findings of the field effort.

The Anthropological Studies Center (ASC) will assist the California Department of Transportation, District 1(CalTrans) and Wylatti Resource Management by providing emergency cultural resource monitoring services for hazardous tree removal work as a result of the damages from the 2017 and 2018 Northern California wildfires in Lake County, CA.

The Anthropological Studies Center (ASC) will work closely with the staff of the Presidio Trust Archaeology Lab and conduct archaeological monitoring for the Presidio Tunnel Tops Project in San Francisco, CA.  The Presidio Trust and its contractors are constructing approximately 14 acres of new parkland to connect the Main Post to Crissy Field and there is potential for the inadvertent discovery of potentially significant archaeological materials during the construction excavation for the project.

With this grant, SSU plans to create a comprehensive coordinated community response that is victim ­centered, enhances victim safety, provides confidential services to sexual assault victims, holds offenders accountable, and includes outreach activities at institutions of higher education. Some of the initiatives that this grant will fund include the hiring of a second, full time Confidential Sexual Assault Victims' Advocate, the creation of a campus wide Sexual Misconduct/Assault Response Team, and personnel and resources to support a broad spectrum of outreach programs for the campus.

The Anthropological Studies Center (ASC) will supply an archaeologist to deliver an on-site tailgate training session to construction personnel prior to commencement of excavation work at the Belvedere Tiburon Library Expansion Project. ASC will also supply one archaeologist to perform monitoring functions at the site and to prepare a draft and final Archaeological Monitoring Report upon completion.